right back at’cha

So I work at a non-profit.  Well, 5 non-profits, really.  Lately I’ve been in charge of opening the returned direct mail, which is fun because I get to watch the money come in.  But every time I open an envelope with our letter smattered in, “NO WAY!” or “TAKE ME OFF YOUR LIST” or “THIS [...]

Talking across the room/country

An interesting new communication dynamic has developed at the office.  In the past few days Brian and I exchanged screen names, which means that I’m now connected via AIM during the work day, which means that instead of having to shout the 30 feet he can now IM me.
This has also connected me with Josh, [...]

where I’ve been/not been

It isn’t that I don’t have things to write about.  It is more like I’ve been writing them in my head and then when I have a moment to actually write none of it comes out.  This is coupled with the fact that I’ve been quite busy lately, which seems strange because school JUST started [...]

He’s got great manners and stops talking at your request

A few weeks ago at the office my boss and I were going over a mailer he was about to send out–making corrections, discussing grammar, and making sure it was 100% professional.
“I know this is super nit-picky,” I said, “but Internet should have a capital ‘I,’ because it is a proper noun.  It describes a specific [...]

Another encounter.

The boys from the office were on their way out for lunch.  They were conversing and laughing as they walked down the hall.  Being that we were walking toward each other I smiled and said, “have a good lunch!”  Only one of them looked and me and half-heartedly smiled.  The other darted for the stairway.

Soiled.

Alright, my turn.
I woke up this morning with an outfit preplanned for the day. This allowed me to sleep in a bit more. Nice.
While I lay in bed I realized that I have a dinner tonight with potential future employers. I’d been planning all weekend to wear a suit today. I [...]

surPRISE!

I’m in the office and the guy that owns the building and the other company in here is across from my desk. His office is about 8 times the size of my cubical and although he always says good-morning to me, he usually is too busy for anything much more.
Earlier in the day I [...]

Francais? Anyone? Anyone?

I just finished a “webinar” (an online + phone seminar) on a product my organization is looking into.  The presenter, who sounded remarkably like the moviephone guy, posted his name on the last slide.   I wrote it down.  And then looked at it again.
Painchaud.
You might not have giggled a bit, but I did.  And then [...]

“My fellow nerds and I will retire to the nerdery with our calculators.”

The office I work in has three different organizations/businesses functioning completely separate of each other within it.  Yet, we share the same space.  The same copier, the same walk ways, the same lunch room.
One of the businesses has something to do with computer programming.  As such, the scale is tipped in favor of the male [...]

knot good

My back is killing me.  I’ve been too stubborn to ask anyone for a massage–something I’ve desperately needed for weeks.  It’s my own fault.   Sitting up straight at my new job combined with running has left me in knots.  And now that I’m ready to ask for help, the reality of living alone has set [...]